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Patio of the Week: Japanese-Inspired Landscape in Toronto

A landscape architect plays off a contemporary home’s architecture, creating a soothing outdoor atmosphere.

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Becky HarrisBecky Harris January 11, 2020
Houzz Contributor. Hi there! I live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I’ll describe as “collected”. I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I’ve been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.

10 Ways to Make Your Landscape More Environmentally Friendly

From creating “wildlife highways” to planting pretty pollinators, trees, and native plants, there are lots of simple ways to be green in the garden!

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Victoria HarrisonVictoria Harrison 2 days ago
Editor, Houzz UK and Ireland

 

Backyard of the Week: Woodland Garden With Scandinavian Roots

A Boston landscape designer found on Houzz weaves in beautiful textures and layers of green to create an elegant space. This ingenious concept and design is cued by the lines and colors of the site’s residence.

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Annie ThorntonAnnie Thornton, 4 days ago
Houzz Editorial Staff

How to Design for Clients Who Want Sustainable Landscapes

Landscape professionals suggest ways to make gardens more ecological, and things homeowners can do to help. With the simple guidelines proposed, amazingly beautiful gardens and landscapes take shape, even utilizing organic growth and native plants!

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Lauren Dunec HoangLauren Dunec Hoang, 7 days ago
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

 

 

 

The Promise and Beauty of a Late Autumn Garden

Read a landscape designer’s reflections on plants, wildlife, fatherhood and learning to let go at the end of the season.

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Benjamin Vogt

Benjamin VogtNovember 27, 2019

Houzz Contributor. I’m a big advocate for bringing the tallgrass prairie into our urban lives — only 1% remains, making it more threatened than the Amazon rainforest yet also as effective at sequestering CO2. I own Monarch Gardens LLC, a prairie garden design firm based in Nebraska and working with clients across the Midwest. I also speak nationally on native plants, sustainable design, and landscape ethics while hosting online classes. I’m the author of A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future. In the coming years we want to restore a 40+ acre prairie and host an artist residency program.

A Contemporary Cottage Garden Sprouts From a Steeply Sloped Lot

A landscape designer transforms an overgrown, rubble filled yard in Somerset, England, into a dreamy outdoor retreat suitable for immersing oneself in nature.

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Cheryl Freedman

Cheryl Freedman  October 29, 2019
Houzz Contributor. I’m a London-based journalist with years of experience writing for the UK’s top interiors titles. I love shopping for quirky accessories, have a passion for rummaging through vintage stores and I’m ever-hopeful of finding that elusive perfect paint shade.

Perennial Borders Transform a Lake House Garden

Dynamic new planting beds turn an upstate New York landscape into a sanctuary for butterflies and bees, and an outdoor ‘retreat’ for those living on the property!

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Lauren Dunec Hoang

Lauren Dunec Hoang  October 13, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

12 Fresh Fall Container Designs for Your Home and Garden

Embrace autumn with creative plant arrangements bursting with color, foliage and texture for your entryway, patio, or walkway.

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September 23, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

10 Times to Hire a Landscape Architect

This pro can solve problems, ensure that your home and landscape complement each other and help design special features. Simple concept drawings to fully implementable work plans are the stock in trade of landscape architects for the beginning stages of your project; get it right – from the outset!

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September 19, 2019
Houzz Contributor. I cover decorating ideas, Houzz tours & the monthly home maintenance checklist. My favorite pieces to write center around the emotional aspects of home and savoring life’s simple pleasures. Get my bi-weekly email: https://www.lauragaskill.com/thesimplelist/

10 Times to Hire a Landscape Architect

Modern Curves Grace a California Backyard

A tiered entertaining patio and new plantings root a music studio in the landscape of this multi-use space. This is a perfect example of what can be done with professional design on a relatively small lot.

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September 14, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.